The session was hosted by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) at the Centre de Conférences de Varembé (CCV), 9-11 rue de Varembé, 1211 Genève 20, Switzerland. On Tuesday, 12 March 2013, a full-day open informal session with participation of Member States was organized on a theme related to space and disasters.
Session poster: IAM 2013 Poster
Special Report on Space for Agriculture and Food Security - Draft and comments (Password protected site)
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Rapporteur Report, Panels A and B (PDF format in English only)
PANEL A: Towards resilient cities: a wider use of geospatial data in urban planning
From outer space to underground space - helping cities become more resilient, Mr. Han Admiraal, Chairman, and Ms. Antonia Cornaro, Secretary-General, ITA Committee on Underground Space of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) Powerpoint Presentation
Space-based, terrestrial technologies and resilience towards a sustainable city : an academic point of view, Dr. Youssef Diab, Université Marne-la-Vallee, Paris Est, France Powerpoint Presentation
PANEL B: Mainstreaming space technology in land use planning and rural development strategies for effective disaster management
Mainstreaming Space Technology for Effective Disaster Management - towards resilient societies, Ms. Keiko Saito, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank/GFDRR Powerpoint Presentation
Mainstreaming space technologies for effective disaster management, Mr. Einar Bjorgo, Officer in Charge, UNITAR/UNOSAT Powerpoint Presentation
Space and Disaster Risk Reduction Planning for resilient human settlements Mr. Juan-Carlos Villagran, Head of UN-SPIDER Bonn Office, UNOOSA Powerpoint Presentation
Copernicus: Overview and Emergency Management Service, Mr. Frédéric Bastide, EC/COPERNICUS Powerpoint Presentation